Wednesday, August 20th 2014
G.Skill RipJaws 4 DDR4 Memory Modules Pictured
Here's the first picture of G.Skill's gaming-grade RipJaws 4 DDR4 memory modules. Featuring a slightly new heatspreader design, albeit the same flashy colour options as its DDR3 predecessors, RipJaws 4 will initially ship in quad-channel kits of 16 GB (4x 4GB) and 32 GB (4x 8GB); in time for Intel's Core i7 "Haswell-E" HEDT platform. G.Skill's range will begin at DDR4-2133, going all the way up to DDR4-3000. The ones above DDR4-2133 will ship with XMP 2.0 profiles that let you run the advertised speeds with a simple setting in the UEFI setup program. UK retailer Overclockers UK has it up for pre-order at this page.
25 Comments on G.Skill RipJaws 4 DDR4 Memory Modules Pictured
The CL rating is based primarily on the frequency and it too has no significant impact on system performance since DDR3 1600 MHz. DRAM was released, as countless tests with real programs have proven. The "real time" essentially stays the same and the number of clock cycles increases as the frequency increases.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM
Those who don't bother to technically educate themselves get fleeced by marketeers.
Having said that doesn't necessarily preclude me from buying into the new upcoming platform though. Not too long ago my personal server went down. I hastily built a new one with hardware I had on hand ( Core i5 2500K / ASUS P8P67 Pro) and installed Server 2012 Essentials while also working to revive the old server. I eventually got the old server back online 100% functional but didn't take the new one offline.
So I've been down a system for some time now. I came close to replacing the system when Haswell was released but didn't. Now "might" be the time I decide to replace the system that was converted into a server and the hardware may well be a Core i7 5820K / ASUS X99 Deluxe with some DDR4 at 2133.
I'm not too particular about the RAM and I don't play games much anymore due to time constraints so I'm not necessarily too particular about the video card either.
Prices are currently crazy and that for normal RAM and not some XMP option. As would be sold DDR3 1600 Hz for 300% mor, not to mention the miserable latency CL-17.Those who will rush to purchase 99 Chipset RAM will definitely overpaid their value !
Your argument would only make sense if they released current boards like X79 with a choice of DDR3 or DDR4,
I think the concept is lost on you.